Recently incarcerated former president Jacob Zuma would be treated like every other prisoner by wearing orange overalls, using the public phones available at the facility and eating the food served to all prisoners.
He will also be eligible for parole after around four months.
This was confirmed by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Ronald Lamola.
He declared this while addressing the members of the media fraternity outside the Estcourt Correctional Facility, where the former statesman was jailed in the early hours of Thursday morning.
As a precaution and in line with Covid-19 measures, Zuma will be placed in isolation for 14 days.
He will then be assessed by the facility’s medical team in conjunction with the South African health military service, and this will determine the conditions of his incarceration.
“This assessment is done to determine the major risks and needs of the offender. A complete profile report will then be submitted with recommendations to the Case Management Committee. This process will assist to determine the appropriate classification of the former president.
“All of these systems are in place to ensure that incarceration is done in a manner which is not retributive, but humane,” Lamola said
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